Program Overview

BA(Hons) English Language and Linguistics

The English Language and Linguistics degree at UWE Bristol allows students to explore the complexity of language and its relation to society, culture, and the mind. This course delves into contemporary global issues, providing students with a deep, scientific understanding of language structure, learning, and usage across diverse contexts.

Why Study English Language and Linguistics?

Studying English Language and Linguistics offers a broad range of applications, from facilitating human-AI communication to supporting those with speech disorders, and from analyzing courtroom dialogue to political messaging. This discipline harnesses the power of language to solve real-world problems, making it a vital and innovative field.

Why UWE Bristol?

UWE Bristol's English Language and Linguistics degree is future-facing, with module and assessment content tailored to students' interests. Leading academics, experts in their fields, conduct groundbreaking research at the innovative Humanities Research Group. Students benefit from globally recognized research in topics including forensic linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, ecolinguistics, and language teaching.

Course Structure

• Year 1: Students study modules such as Human Stories, Making Meaning, Constructing Languages, and Applying Linguistics in Life.
• Year 2: Modules include Human Futures, Studying Speech Communities, Language Acquisition, and Communicating across Contexts, with optional modules available.
• Final Year: Students undertake a Humanities Research Project, study Language in the Mind, and choose from optional modules like Language, Power and Gender, TESOL, and Language, Environment and the Law.

Learning and Teaching

Throughout the degree, students learn through lectures, workshops, one-to-one tutorials, and smaller discussion-based seminar groups. The course supports study skills through writing workshops and assignment feedback meetings, as well as peer-assisted learning (PAL) sessions. Students apply knowledge gained in lectures by participating in field trips and study visits, working with cutting-edge language technologies.

Assessment

Assessment formats include essays, exams, presentations, and portfolios, designed to cater to students' strengths and showcase their skills for employers.

Fees

• Full-time, Sandwich Course: Fees vary for home and international students, with detailed breakdowns provided for annual, module, placement, and reduced fees following the placement year.
• Part-time Course: Fees are indicated for home students on a module basis.

Careers

An English Language and Linguistics degree is highly regarded by employers, with graduates in demand across various industries, including education, speech and language therapy, marketing, communications, AI development, and more. The award-winning careers service at UWE Bristol supports students in finding graduate jobs, placements, and global opportunities.

Features

• Placements: Students can undertake an optional sandwich year placement, gaining industry experience and skills.
• Fieldwork: Field trips and study visits consolidate knowledge and provide practical experience.
• Study Facilities: Modern facilities, including computer labs with specialist software, support students' learning.

Life at UWE Bristol

The university offers a range of options for accommodation, a stunning city for student living, sports, societies, and activities, as well as support for health and wellbeing. Campus facilities are designed to provide students with a comprehensive and supportive learning environment.